[Kessler83]

Emacs is like Earth. You can't claim to "learn it" or "master it," but it's still the best place to live.

Some other editor is more popular now, and in five years, something else will be more popular than that. Meanwhile, Emacs will continue to grow, fascinating new users and developers.

Simply put, (eq 'new 'best) doesn't evaluate to true. Knowing your way around Emacs says something about you as a programmer or computer user. Like you are clearly curious, willing to learn, know some Lisp, read documentation and recognize possibilities and depth when you encounter them. Knowing editor XXXXXX usually says nothing.